SUN TRACKERby Helios Chrono

City Sun Guide

Sunrise and Sunset in Washington DC, United States

Washington DC is located at 38.91°N, -77.04°E in the America/New_York timezone. Today, sunrise is at 6:55 AM EDT and sunset at 7:31 PM EDT, giving a day length of 12h 36m. Use this city page for monthly planning, then jump into the interactive map for exact location and time control.

Open in trackerBrowse all cities

Today overview

Today sunrise

6:55 AM EDT

Today sunset

7:31 PM EDT

Golden hour (morning)

6:55 AM EDT - 7:30 AM EDT

Blue hour (evening)

7:47 PM EDT - 7:57 PM EDT

Day length

12h 36m

Seasonal daylight chart

Compare sunrise, sunset, and daylight length across the year in Washington DC.

Seasonal insights

Daylight expands and contracts across the year for this location.

2026

January Sunrise: 12:23 PM Sunset: 10:17 PM Golden hour start: 9:37 PM Day length: 9h 54mJanFebruary Sunrise: 11:53 AM Sunset: 10:53 PM Golden hour start: 10:16 PM Day length: 11h 0mFebMarch Sunrise: 11:11 AM Sunset: 11:21 PM Golden hour start: 10:46 PM Day length: 12h 10mMarApril Sunrise: 10:24 AM Sunset: 11:51 PM Golden hour start: 11:15 PM Day length: 13h 27mAprMay Sunrise: 9:52 AM Sunset: 12:20 AM Golden hour start: 11:41 PM Day length: 14h 28mMayJune Sunrise: 9:44 AM Sunset: 12:38 AM Golden hour start: 11:58 PM Day length: 14h 54mJunJuly Sunrise: 10:00 AM Sunset: 12:30 AM Golden hour start: 11:51 PM Day length: 14h 30mJulAugust Sunrise: 10:28 AM Sunset: 11:57 PM Golden hour start: 11:20 PM Day length: 13h 29mAugSeptember Sunrise: 10:56 AM Sunset: 11:09 PM Golden hour start: 10:33 PM Day length: 12h 13mSepOctober Sunrise: 11:24 AM Sunset: 10:23 PM Golden hour start: 9:46 PM Day length: 10h 59mOctNovember Sunrise: 11:58 AM Sunset: 9:52 PM Golden hour start: 9:12 PM Day length: 9h 53mNovDecember Sunrise: 12:24 PM Sunset: 9:50 PM Golden hour start: 9:08 PM Day length: 9h 26mDecLongest dayShortest dayOther months

Major landmarks in Washington DC

Explore sun alignment data for famous landmarks in Washington DC.

United States Capitol

Axis 270° · Historic

Track sun alignment →

Washington Monument

Axis 0° · Monument

Track sun alignment →

Lincoln Memorial

Axis 90° · Monument

Track sun alignment →

The White House

Axis 180° · Historic

Track sun alignment →

Jefferson Memorial

Axis 0° · Monument

Track sun alignment →

National Mall

Axis 270° · Natural

Track sun alignment →

Monthly sun times

MonthSunriseSunsetGolden AMGolden PMBlue AMBlue PM
January7:26 AM EST5:10 PM EST7:26 AM EST - 8:07 AM EST4:30 PM EST - 5:10 PM EST6:41 AM EST - 7:41 AM EST5:28 PM EST - 5:39 PM EST
February7:01 AM EST5:46 PM EST7:01 AM EST - 7:38 AM EST5:09 PM EST - 5:46 PM EST6:16 AM EST - 7:16 AM EST6:02 PM EST - 6:12 PM EST
March7:20 AM EDT7:15 PM EDT7:20 AM EDT - 7:56 AM EDT6:40 PM EDT - 7:15 PM EDT6:35 AM EDT - 7:35 AM EDT7:31 PM EDT - 7:41 PM EDT
April6:32 AM EDT7:45 PM EDT6:32 AM EDT - 7:08 AM EDT7:09 PM EDT - 7:45 PM EDT5:47 AM EDT - 6:47 AM EDT8:02 PM EDT - 8:12 PM EDT
May5:57 AM EDT8:14 PM EDT5:57 AM EDT - 6:35 AM EDT7:36 PM EDT - 8:14 PM EDT5:12 AM EDT - 6:12 AM EDT8:32 PM EDT - 8:43 PM EDT
June5:43 AM EDT8:36 PM EDT5:43 AM EDT - 6:23 AM EDT7:56 PM EDT - 8:36 PM EDT4:58 AM EDT - 5:58 AM EDT8:54 PM EDT - 9:07 PM EDT
July5:56 AM EDT8:34 PM EDT5:56 AM EDT - 6:35 AM EDT7:55 PM EDT - 8:34 PM EDT5:11 AM EDT - 6:11 AM EDT8:52 PM EDT - 9:04 PM EDT
August6:22 AM EDT8:05 PM EDT6:22 AM EDT - 6:59 AM EDT7:28 PM EDT - 8:05 PM EDT5:37 AM EDT - 6:37 AM EDT8:20 PM EDT - 8:32 PM EDT
September6:50 AM EDT7:18 PM EDT6:50 AM EDT - 7:25 AM EDT6:43 PM EDT - 7:18 PM EDT6:05 AM EDT - 7:05 AM EDT7:33 PM EDT - 7:44 PM EDT
October7:18 AM EDT6:31 PM EDT7:18 AM EDT - 7:54 AM EDT5:55 PM EDT - 6:31 PM EDT6:33 AM EDT - 7:33 AM EDT6:46 PM EDT - 6:57 PM EDT
November6:52 AM EST4:56 PM EST6:52 AM EST - 7:31 AM EST4:16 PM EST - 4:56 PM EST6:07 AM EST - 7:07 AM EST5:12 PM EST - 5:23 PM EST
December7:20 AM EST4:48 PM EST7:20 AM EST - 8:02 AM EST4:06 PM EST - 4:48 PM EST6:35 AM EST - 7:35 AM EST5:05 PM EST - 5:17 PM EST

Related cities